Washing-machine



Patented Uct. 25, |898.

WASHING MACHINE.

(Application' led Nov. 19, 1897.)

No. 60,850. c. A. LATHAM.

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CHESTER A. LATI-IAM, OF VICHITA, KANSAS.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent 1Y0/612,850, dated Octoberl25, 1898. Application ledNovember 19, 1897. Serial N/659,135. (Nomodel.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHESTER A, LATHAM, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Vichita, in the county of Sedgwick and State ofKansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vashing-Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawings, and the iigures of referencethereon, forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is asectional perspective view of my improved washing-machine. Fig. 2 is avertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a side view of saidmachine, and Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the same.

This invention relates to certain improvements in washing-machines; andit consists of the removable partitions provided with openings, saidpartitions forming three separate chambers in said machine,and theswinging pounders hinged to the body of said machine; and the object ofmy invention is to construct a washing-machine which can bei madecheaply and durable and one that can be easily and effectually operated.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the body of said machine.

2 represents the cover, which is held in place by the hinge-clamps 3catching on the beveled pin 4, which will draw said cover down snug onsaid body 1 when said hinged clamps are pressed snug against the side ofsaid body 1.

5 represents a handle for the purpose of swinging said machine whendesired in preference to the handle 18.

6 represents cleats secured to the inside of said body 1 at a certaindistance from either end for holding the framework 7 of the partition,which maybe made of wires stretched across, as shown at 8, or they maybe of any other construction having openings to allow the free passageof water through them. D represents clamps for removably holding saidpartitions in place on said cleats G. lO represents hinges secured totwo opposite sides of said body 1, to which are secured the crosspieces11, in which the ends of the connectingrods 12 are secured. 13represents cross-bars forming swinging pounders. 15 represents a metalbottom in said body l. 1G represents journals centrally located one oneither of two sides of said body l, which through the medinm of thejournal-bearings and the legs 17 said machine is supported and adaptedto rota e. 1S represents a handle-crank. secured to one of saidjournals. 19 represents weights cent 1ally located on two sides of saidmachine not ccupied by said journals.

2O 1epresents a plug in an opening which is for mptying the water out ofsaid machine.

21 re resents water-spaces,one at either end betweem he partitions andthe top and bottom.

22 represents a lug secured to a cross-brace of the legs 17.

23 represents a clasp having the openings 24. Said clasp is hinged tothe body 1.

25 represents a gasolene-burner. 26 represents a pipe leading from thegasolene-tank 27 to said burner.

2S represents a clamp secured to a cross-bar of the legs 17, and 29represents a thumbscrew passing through a clamp which is secured toanother cross-brace of Vsaid legs 17. This machine is operated in thefollowing manner: The body 1 is turned to stand in the upright position,(shown in Fig. 3,) when the hinged clasp 23 is turned down on the lug22, which will hold said machine in said position. The hinged clamps 3are then released, and the cover 2 is removed, after which the lugs 9are turned back and the upper partition is taken out, when the machineis ready to receive the water, after which the clothes can be put in,where they will rest on the lower partition. After said clothes are inthe upper partition is to be replaced and secured in position by theclamps 9. After replacing the cover 2 and securing it in place thethumbscrew 29 can be released from the pipe 2G, when said burner can beraised up close to the metal bottom 15. By tightening said thumb-screwthe burner will be held in place. When the water in said machine isheated, the burner can be let down by loosening said thumb-screw to theposition shown in Fig. 2, when the machine is ready to be rot-ated,whichis done by taking hold of the handle 5 and giving it a hard quick pullor by turning the crank 18. As said machine is thus rotated the hingedswinging lpounders 13 will alternately fall down on the clothes, asshown by IOO the dotted lines in Fig. 2, thus pounding them. The clotheswill also fall from end to end on said partitions, and the water willpass from end to end through and around said clothes to the outer spaces21, the open-work of said partitions and said hinged weight-arms 10allowing the Water to pass freely. The agitation will loosen and removethe dirt from the clothes. Said Weights 1S) are for the purpose ofsteadying the machine While the clothes and water are falling from endto end.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as newand useful, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows:

A washing-machine consisting of a reetan.

THOMAS O. I-Ioss, EDWARD WALL.

